Mesothelioma Cancer Resources Blog

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is standing in unity against the Canadian government and its stance on the continued mining and export of asbestos.  Earlier this summer the Canadian representatives to the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention blocked inclusion of chrysotile asbestos on the list of hazardous substances around the world.  The …

The New York mesothelioma lawyers of Belluck & Fox announce the launch of their newly redesigned website MesotheliomaHelp.net.  Dedicated to providing in-depth information regarding medical breakthroughs, diagnostic procedures, patient support as well as the most current news about the disease, MesotheliomaHelp.net is one of the web’s primary resources for information on malignant mesothelioma and other …

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, ranked by US News & World Report as the nation’s best hospital for cancer care, is sponsoring their annual Anderson Network Cancer Survivorship Conference on September 16-17 at the Omni Westside in Houston, TX.  The conference offers attendees an opportunity to share hope and gather support and …

For years, mesothelioma advocates, the World Health Organization, environmental scientists, lawyers and medical professionals have called for all governments to stop the use of asbestos and eliminate the mineral as a cause of occupational diseases.  Now, a Wisconsin professor, who has been studying the health effects of asbestos for 40 years, has joined the fray …

When people hear of mesothelioma, they typically think of the asbestos-caused disease that affects the lining of the lungs, known as pleural mesothelioma.  Although the vast majority of all cases of mesothelioma, 85-90 percent, are either pleural or peritoneal, affecting the lining of the stomach, there are other forms of the disease that are extremely …

A U.S. Navy veteran who developed incurable mesothelioma while working as a boiler tender aboard several ships has won a $32 million verdict against the companies he accused of recklessly failing to warn him about the dangers of his asbestos exposure, the nationally recognized New York law firm of Belluck & Fox, LLP, announced today. …

On the heels of the $32 million verdict awarded to a former US Navy boiler tender, represented by Belluck & Fox, Navy veterans across the country are beginning to ask if they may be susceptible to developing mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease.   Although mesothelioma is a rare disease with between 2,000 and 3,000 new cases …

The nationally recognized New York mesothelioma law firm of Belluck & Fox, LLP, has secured a $19 million-plus verdict for a carpenter who developed mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis, a rare form of mesothelioma that affects tissues surrounding the testes, caused by asbestos exposure at two New York City construction sites in the 1970s. “Tishman …

The New York law firm of Belluck & Fox, LLP, secured separate verdicts totaling $32 million and more than $19 million on August 17 in cases involving individuals who contracted the deadly disease, mesothelioma, after being exposed to asbestos. In the case of Ronald Dummitt and Doris Kay Dummitt v. A.W. Chesterton, et al. (Supreme …

Sanofi and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Biomedical Innovation are now accepting proposals for grants to encourage collaboration on applied and translational science and engineering research among the MIT faculty and members of the research staff.  Two of the areas research should be focused on are cancer and rare diseases.   Grants such …